Chapter 1041, Ryan Malcador Occupies the Palace of Rouen
Chapter 1040, Ryan Malcador occupied Rouen Palace
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"Get ready to fight, get ready to fight!" Raymond was the first to rush forward. The officer of the old guard stopped Ryan and Suria. He first reloaded his musket, and then shouted orders The guards lined up in an array, and these elites lined up in two rows full of artistic and smooth movements. The battalion commander shouted at Ryan: "Please, Your Majesty, and Madam, wait here now, let me have a good talk with these guys!"
"How do you talk? Raymond, are you just talking with weapons like this?" Ryan glanced at Raymond, raised the corner of his mouth, and shook his head: "Soldiers, put away your weapons!"
The loyal old guards immediately obeyed the order. They put away their weapons and lined up in two rows without saying a word. Even in the face of an army of two or three thousand people, these veterans did not change their faces.
Even in the face of at least 3,000 enemy troops, even in the face of an army of knights far more numerous than themselves, even if they knew that they would not receive backup, as Ryan's most loyal soldiers, every old guard was born in a humble and experienced Hundred battles.
"Your Majesty, I assure you that you will never see the back of our defeat."
——Old Guard Sergeant Major, Senior Veteran, Legendary Strongman Rothschild, who has served Ryan for the 23rd year
"Damn it, a bunch of traitors, son of the b..." Raymond was very aggrieved. The battalion commander had already reloaded his pistol, but now he couldn't pick it up or put it down, and Ryan also ordered the weapons to be put away. Raymond stood there for a long time, and finally he could only bow his head and curse secretly.
"What are you talking about?" Ryan said with a smile.
"No...it's nothing." Raymond suddenly noticed that the three women beside Ryan were looking at him, and he shook his head embarrassedly.
Suria still maintains the demeanor of the palace and the graceful and luxurious demeanor. She doesn't seem to understand what Raymond is saying at all, and Sylvia behind her is glaring at Raymond. It seems that as long as she hears this Such words will cause her instinctive objection and displeasure.
Only Orika seemed to find it very interesting. The dark elf's amber eyes rolled around, as if thinking about something new again.
"I recognize their flags, the white cross on a yellow background, and the family coat of arms of the blue sea monster spraying water. It is the army of the Earl of Clement's family. The commander is Sir Baldwin, and the lieutenant is Sir Leonard." Suria pulled Ryan's hand, the female knight said very cautiously: "It seems that the old Earl Clement is very vigilant against us, and even dispatched the entire army for this."
"The Duchy of Le-Angouland and Connet have always been strongholds of conservative factions.
"Lian remained calm, but the King of Knights knew that the scene in front of him had exceeded his estimation. He originally estimated that he would not encounter resistance of this scale until he was close to Le Angoulan.
But when he thought of the words "my vassal's vassal is not my vassal", Ryan felt relieved, yes, the old Earl Clement was not subordinate to him, so why should he listen to his order and let the road open to Leon? - Angoulang's way?
The advantages of the enfeoffment system have been mentioned many times before, so what about the disadvantages?
It's very simple, there are three main points, the first is the appallingly low administrative efficiency (one layer manages one layer, and the other layer cannot be directly managed), the second is the garbage-like financial ability and mobilization ability , and the third is the growing independence and separatism over time.
Therefore, Ryan must take a lot of power from these enfeoffment nobles. No matter how annoying the bureaucracy is and has many disadvantages, it is undoubtedly much more advanced than the enfeoffment system.
However, there must be a prerequisite for the implementation of the bureaucratic system, that is, there must be a well-trained bureaucratic team to cooperate. These bureaucrats must be able to read and write, and can be well-trained in administration. This was very difficult when Ryan first arrived in the Knight Kingdom— —As we all know, people who can read and write and can be well-trained administrators come from only three factions-nobles, churches, and wizards.
Cultivating a group of people like this cannot be accomplished in a day or two.
So to put it simply, when productivity increases and education popularization increases, it will be convenient to completely replace nobles with bureaucrats, and this painful step cannot be taken at all-the external military pressure is too great, and sufficient military power and resources must always be maintained. Sufficient resources are tilted, so the military aristocratic group is always the protagonist, the knight kingdom is like this, the empire on the other side of the mountain is like this, even the emperor's human empire is like this, the noble family and bureaucracy are the best choice at present.
Knight King Ryan narrowed his eyes and looked at the army of Earl Clement who surrounded him from both sides. The king stretched out his hand and signaled the old guards to wait in place, signaled Suria and Orika to stop, and signaled everyone to stop. down.
He will test whether everything he has done for the old world, for mankind, for order, and for the kingdom of knights for more than 20 years is worth it. He will test his prestige. If this is an exam, then Ryan has arrived. It's time for results.
In the eyes of everyone, the King of Knights walked towards dozens of rows of infantry, two teams of knights and five teams of knights, sixteen cannons and three mobile trebuchets. Under the eyes of everyone, Ryan looked serious , walk firmly.
Ryan, who was wearing a red and blue golden lion king's dress, without a crown, and a gold cup cloak on a white background, walked towards the army of more than 3,000 people step by step without any hesitation.
Not far away, Sir Baldwin, who was holding the knight's sword in his hand, noticed that the soldiers were shaking and their formation became a little scattered. Many soldiers couldn't help but want to retreat, while more soldiers and knights bowed their heads. He dared not look directly into the eyes of the King of Knights.
The lightning and fire of judgment and torture radiated from those eyes.
Before Baldwin could give an order, the knights under his command had already started shouting loudly. After all, they were the backbone of the knights under the command of the old Earl Clement, and Baldwin was just appointed commander. They drew their long swords and raised their lances: "Soldiers! Heed the order! Go forward, take up arms, and drive these men from our land! Shoot to kill if there is any resistance!"
"Forward!" The voices of the knights spread far, far away in the field.
However, the whole army seemed to be under a spell. All the soldiers looked at the Knight King Ryan who was slowly approaching step by step. No one moved. Everyone, look at me and I look at you. full of doubts.
Some veterans even put down their weapons and showed angry expressions towards the master knights who gave orders.
"Those who disobey the order will face the most serious trial, and they will be hanged immediately in the name of treason!" The knights under the command of the old Earl Clement then shouted: "You despicable dogs! You You will pay for your cowardice!"
The army remained motionless. The serf infantry, the free folk sergeants, and the gunners brought in from the empire with a lot of money refused to carry out the orders of the knight masters, and even the knight servants turned a blind eye to the orders of the knight masters.
Likewise, just across the field, the Old Guard and those of the Freedmen, including Baron Otero's personal guard, were motionless.
Between the sky and the earth, only Ryan and Surya who followed him were left, and the sound of the waterwheel not far away.
Everything was stagnant like insoluble silt, which made people's hearts tightly held. Sylvia couldn't help but pursed her lips, and stared at her together with Olika. behind Ryan.
Surya, who was half a step behind Ryan, couldn't help showing a stern expression.
You can do it, Lane, my husband, you can do it.
No matter where it is, I, Suria, will face it with you, because we are husband and wife!
Suria stretched out her hand and held Ryan's big hand, which was already covered with sweat.
Step by step, Ryan walked into the range of the artillery, walked into the range of the musket, and even walked into the range of the serf archers. The King of Knights looked at the rows of soldiers and looked at their faces. sweat, and a hesitant expression.
They are citizens, and they are personally attached to the nobles.
They ate the earl's food and received the earl's reward. The serfs were even born as the earl's people and died as the earl's ghost.
He could feel the hesitation in their hearts, Ryan was chipping away at their foundation for thousands of years.
But if this is not done, how can the new age come?
Suria's small hands brought confidence and strength to Ryan, and the knight dynasty shouted to everyone: "Le-Angulan's knights, soldiers, and people of Britannia! Do you recognize me? ? I am the king, your Knight King Ryan Malcador!"
The audience was silent, and the air became thinner.
Ryan then gently pulled Suria up: "This is my queen, Suria! Your knight queen."
Su Liya stood proudly in front of everyone, raised her head and chest, showing her noble temperament and proud figure to her heart's content.
"Which one of you wants to kill his king and queen?" Ryan stepped forward again, and he couldn't help laughing at himself: "We are here, you can do it now."
Looking at the knight king and queen who opened their arms and trusted themselves without reservation, even those conservative knight gentlemen couldn't help lowering their heads that were originally high on the horses. They opened their mouths, only feeling their noses One hot.
He is King, our King! He is the king who brought countless miracles and victories to Britannia, and brought the whole kingdom to glory again, to another peak!
The serf infantry regiment and the free folk sergeants were even more shaken, and all of them subconsciously put down their weapons, hesitating, and in great pain.
Finally, a veteran who participated in the Great Expedition of Eight Peaks and the Great Expedition of Motkin Invasion successively, Sir Frost, who is now the garrison chief of Earl Clement Castle, was the first to throw his weapon on the ground. He raised his arms and roared Said: "Soldiers, our king is here, what are you waiting for? Long live the king!"
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
It rushes like a wave, roars like lightning, and rages like a gust of wind.
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
Cheers were left on the field, the entire army was torn apart, disintegrated automatically, turned into sea sand, and rushed towards their king!
The comrades-in-arms of the past hugged each other, and the compatriots during the Great Crusade embraced each other warmly. On the field of Clement, the flame that symbolized the glory of mankind was burning blazingly.
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
The old guard and the free folk welcome these fellow-citizens with open arms, and the humans scream and cheer and cry long live the king and sing hymns and sing about their king and queen, and the old soldiers sing together : "Your Majesty has entrusted us with trust, and we must not be ashamed of His Majesty's expectations."
The knights under Earl Clement's command didn't know what to do at this time. They watched their army defect in panic, and even most of the knights could not help but join the ranks of defections. Reina Sir De galloped to Baldwin's side: "My lord, you... you are the commander of this army. What should we do? Make up your mind, whether to escape...or..."
"Do you still need an answer? Leonard?" Baldwin got off his horse.
"Yeah yeah!" The serfs and free people were pleasantly surprised to find that their commander did not escape. With the help of his attendants, Sir Baldwin strode towards Ryan.
Seeing this scene, the knight masters understood Baldwin's choice, and they dismounted collectively and surrendered.
Surrounded by cheers and praises, Ryan laughed loudly, and shouted to Baldwin: "Hey, Baldwin, you are really too slow to come, I remember that you were a front-line soldier in several big expeditions, and rushed to the front line .”
"I'm late, Your Majesty, but I hope it's not too late." Baldwin knelt down on one knee and offered his knight sword to Ryan with both hands: "I will lead my army to serve you!"
"Put away your sword, fool." Ryan kept smiling. He looked at the knights who knelt down and announced their surrender. The knight king opened his arms: "Without a sword, how do you protect your king and queen?"
Baldwin couldn't help but burst into tears, yes, this is the lord I want to follow, this is the king of our knight kingdom, how can those corrupt old nobles be compared with our king, only he can make Breeze Tania became even greater: "You are right, Your Majesty, you are right, Le-Angulan Castle is still some distance away, please let us follow you to the ends of the earth!"
"Knights and soldiers of Clement, regroup and line up in a three-way column! Turn around!" Baldwin turned around and ordered the soldiers: "Tear up those rags for me! Lift them up to belong to us!" The red, blue, golden lion banner and iris flower banner!"
"Yeah yeah yeah!" Raymond held the tricolor flag of the Old Guards tightly with both hands, and planted the big flag on the ground. The thunderous battle roar resounded throughout the world: "Long live the king!"
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
The cheers on the field have been heard far, far away.
The next day, the gates of Earl Clement's castle were opened wide, and the army of the King of Knights was stationed here.
The splendid and extravagant earl's palace - Rouen Palace opened its gates, and the old earl of Clement ran away with a small amount of personal property. They took a boat to the sea and took refuge in Marienburg, leaving behind an empty earl's castle , there were also a large group of civilians gathered and many knight nobles who took the initiative to stay and wait for the arrival of the Knight King. Amidst the cheers, the Knight King and Knight Queen visited Rouen Palace.
"Your father is gone, Baldwin." Ryan and Suria entered the palace to admire the luxurious decoration of the old Earl of Clement. What kind of punishment will the land face?"
"Count, he fears your judgment, Your Majesty." Baldwin said calmly: "He fears you, just like he fears storms and lightning."
"No, he is no longer the earl." Suria looked calm, she looked at Baldwin, stretched out her hand and pointed lightly: "I, Suria, Queen of Knights, declare that starting today, you, Baldwin-de-K Leman, is the new Earl of Clement!"
An indescribable excitement enveloped Baldwin's heart, and he knelt down on the spot: "I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"
A new order will come to this land!
"What? Ryan Malcador has already occupied the Rouen Palace? Thousands of troops surrendered without any resistance?"
Duke Taubote stood up from his seat, and the Duke almost suspected that he had heard it wrong: "Can you say it again?"
Edward bowed, and the Minister of the Interior had a bad face: "Yes, my Duke, there was no battle, the old Earl of Clement fled, and Queen Suria announced that Sir Baldwin, who had defected in battle, was the new Earl of Clement. "
"How dare she?! How could she pass me, the Duke, and appoint an Earl in my Principality?!" Duke Taubote was furious, and he shouted towards the outside: "Robert! Get out of here!"
"Yes!" Minister of War Robert hurried in: "My Duke, what are your orders?"
"Assemble all the troops immediately, be sure to drive the King of Knights and his army out of my principality!"
"clear!"
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